Setton International Foods, Inc.

What Setton International Foods, Inc. does

Setton International Foods, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned food production company specializing in vertically integrated pistachio operations. Founded in 1959 in Brooklyn, New York as a bakery by brothers Joshua and Morris Setton, the company pivoted to the American pistachio industry in 1986 when commercial pistachio cultivation emerged in California's Central Valley. Today, the company operates five processing facilities in California—Terra Bella (main, 135-acre site), Brooklyn/Terra Bella, Pixley, Zamora, and Ducor (dedicated organic)—with combined annual processing capacity exceeding 250 million pounds across 390,000+ square feet of production space. Joshua Setton serves as President and CEO, maintaining active family leadership.

The company's core operations span the full pistachio value chain: growing, harvesting, processing, and packaging. Proprietary technology includes pin-picker machinery, automated packaging lines, dry roasters, salt brining systems, metal detection, vacuum-packaging capability, and a 24-hour hulling/drying process. Sustainability infrastructure includes a 1.7-megawatt solar power system, drip irrigation, and 135 million gallons of annual water recycling. The company holds California Certified Organic Farmers certification for its organic facility, enabling the Setton Organic sub-brand.

Setton serves two primary customer segments: (1) retail consumers through branded consumer packaged goods (in-shell, no-shell, seasoned, dark chocolate, organic, and premium blend varieties) distributed via retail stores, Amazon, and the settonfarms.com e-commerce site; and (2) industrial bulk buyers including roasters and food manufacturers worldwide who purchase raw in-shell pistachios in 2,000 lb totes, 50 lb sacks, and 25 lb boxes. Distribution is managed through dedicated sales offices in Commack, NY (North America) and Zutphen, Netherlands (Europe), serving customers across the USA, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Middle East, Africa, and Europe. Revenue is generated through unit pricing on consumer products and volume-based industrial contracts.

Name

Setton International Foods, Inc.

Legal name

Setton International Foods, Inc.

Website

https://settonfarms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Setton International Foods is a family-owned, vertically integrated pistachio grower and processor operating five California Central Valley facilities with 250+ million pounds annual capacity, serving global retail consumers and industrial bulk buyers from offices in New York and the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Commack

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Consumer Packaged Goods: Sale of branded pistachio products directly to consumers through e-commerce (website, Amazon) and retail stores. Products include in-shell, no-shell, seasoned, dark chocolate, organic, and premium blend varieties.
2. Industrial/Bulk Sales: Sale of raw in-shell pistachios and bulk products to roasters and food manufacturers worldwide. Products available in 2,000 lb tote bags, 50 lb sacks, and 25 lb bulk boxes for commercial food processing.
3. Organic Pistachio Products: Dedicated organic product line with 45,000 square foot certified organic facility processing over 20 million pounds annually, serving health-conscious consumers and organic food manufacturers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Setton International Foods is a vertically integrated pistachio company that grows, harvests, processes, and packages pistachios at five California facilities. It sells consumer packaged goods (in-shell, shelled, seasoned, dark chocolate, premium blends, and organic pistachios) through retail, e-commerce, and Amazon, and sells bulk industrial pistachios (2,000 lb totes, 50 lb sacks, 25 lb boxes) plus toll processing services to roasters and food manufacturers worldwide.

Product overview

Setton International Foods, Inc. (operating as Setton Farms) is a vertically integrated pistachio company offering a diverse portfolio of consumer products and industrial products. Consumer products include in-shell, no-shell, seasoned, dark chocolate, premium blends, and organic pistachio varieties marketed under multiple sub-brands. Industrial products include bulk packaging options (2,000 lb tote bags, 50 lb sacks, 25 lb boxes) and toll processing/manufacturing services. The company's flagship sub-brand is Setton Organic for certified organic products. The products span from raw commodity in-shell pistachios to value-added flavored and chocolate-coated varieties, serving both retail consumers and commercial/industrial buyers including roasters worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Setton Organic: Organic pistachio brand launched to meet growing demand for American-grown organic pistachios, with dedicated 45,000 square foot processing facility in Ducor, California certified by California Certified Organic Farmers and bearing the USDA organic seal.

Products and services

• Setton Farms In-Shell Roasted Pistachios Whole pistachios in their shell, dry roasted with sea salt, lightly salted, or unsalted variants for snacking and food service use.
• Setton Farms No-Shell Pistachio Kernels Pre-shelled pistachio kernels, dry roasted with sea salt and packaged in zip-top bags, offered in retail sizes for convenient snacking.
• Seasoned Pistachios (Hot Honey, Scorpion Pepper, Chili Limón, Salt & Pepper, Buffalo Wing, Jalapeño, Tajín, Garlic Onion) Seasoned in-shell and no-shell pistachios in multiple flavor profiles, including new Hot Honey variety targeting the sweet-spicy snack trend.
• Dark Chocolate Pistachios (with Cranberries, with Sea Salt, Nut Blend) Dark chocolate-covered pistachios blended with dried cranberries, finished with sea salt, or combined with other dark chocolate-covered nuts.
• Premium Pistachio Blends (Berry Blend, Sweet & Salty, Pistachio Nut Blend, Crème Brûlée, Pub Mix, Simply Protein) Premium multi-component blends combining pistachios with dried fruits, nuts, and complementary flavors for gifting and pub-style snacking.
• Setton Organic Pistachios (In-Shell and Shelled) USDA-certified organic pistachios processed at a dedicated 45,000 sq ft California Certified Organic Farmers-certified facility in Ducor, California, with 20+ million pounds annual capacity.
• Bulk Industrial Pistachios (2,000 lb Tote Bags, 50 lb Sacks, 25 lb Bulk Boxes) Raw in-shell pistachios packaged for commercial roasters and food manufacturers in 2,000 lb woven polypropylene totes, 50 lb sacks, or 25 lb vacuum-sealed corrugated boxes with inner freshness liners, with domestic and export container configurations available.
• Pistachio Processing and Manufacturing Services Contract processing and manufacturing services for grower partners and food industry customers, including sizing, pin-picking, dry roasting, sorting, automated packaging, flavoring production, salt brining, metal detection, vacuum-packaging, and R&D development.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of pistachios hulled, cleaned, dried, and stored within 24 hours of arrival
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wonderful Pistachios (The Wonderful Company): America's largest vertically integrated pistachio grower, processor, and branded marketer; competes directly with Setton Farms across consumer branded and bulk pistachio categories. Sets the dominant benchmark for retail share, marketing, and pricing power that Setton must compete against.
• Blue Diamond Growers: Cooperatively owned, vertically integrated tree-nut processor and snack manufacturer with comparable consumer brand architecture, retail distribution, and value-added flavored nut SKUs. Closest publicly comparable business model to Setton despite almond-centric base.
• Keenan Farms: Family-owned California pistachio grower and processor serving bulk industrial and retail customers. Competes with Setton for grower supply, processing capacity, and bulk roaster accounts within the same Central Valley ecosystem.
• Fiddyment Farms: California-based pistachio grower, processor, and bulk supplier that is roughly analogous in scale to Setton in terms of orchard holdings, processing capability, and bulk industrial customer mix. Direct competitor for wholesale pistachio volume.
• Mariani Nut Company: Multi-generational, vertically integrated tree-nut processor (walnuts, almonds, pistachios) offering bulk industrial and branded consumer products. Comparable in being a family-owned processor competing for similar industrial and retail nut customers.
• Horizon Nut Company: California-based pistachio processor and packer supplying bulk and consumer packages domestically and internationally. Direct overlap with Setton's bulk tote/sack/box industrial offerings and export distribution footprint.

Broad incumbents

• John B. Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS): Public, large-scale tree-nut processor and snack nut brand owner (Fisher Nuts, Orchard Valley Harvest). Provides a scaled comparable for Setton's industrial/bulk and consumer branded tree-nut business model with broader nut-category reach.
• Planters (Hormel Foods): Iconic, mass-market branded snack nut line owned by Hormel, competing across every grocery and convenience channel. A broad incumbent reference point against which Setton's branded retail ambitions must be benchmarked.

Emerging players

• Sahale Snacks: Premium, trend-driven flavored nut and trail-mix CPG brand sold in natural and mainstream grocery. Comparable as a flavored-nut innovator targeting similar 'swicy' and better-for-you occasions that Setton is entering with Hot Honey and Tajín launches.

Regional players

• Select Harvests / Green Valley Pistachio: Australian-listed vertically integrated pistachio and almond grower-processor competing in international bulk and branded markets. Comparable vertically integrated model but operates primarily outside the US, competing with Setton in export channels rather than domestic shelf.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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